Brian was awoken by the constant ringing of the phone beside his bed, rolling over he picked it up, "Hello?" he asked.
"Brian, is that you?" a female voice asked on the other line.
Brian's eyes widened as he realized it as Leighanne, "Yeah its me" Brian replied as he glanced over at Amber who was steadily waking up beside him. "Umm I'll call you back later on..." he said.
"Ok, thats fine, I'm in room three twelve at the Marriot" Leigh explained.
"Ok, talk to you later on, bye" Brian stated as he hung up his phone.
"Who was that?" Amber asked as she stretched out beside him.
"Oh, it was just one of the guys" Brian answered as he rolled over to face Amber, deep inside wondering what Leighanne wanted.
"So whats the plan for today?" Whit asked as she propped herself up on Nick's chest using her elbows. The guys were on a week break before going back on tour until late September. She ran her fingers through his short blonde hair as she awaited an answer.
"Nothing much, we're actually on a full break this time, no scheduled things to do. What did you want to do?" Nick answered as he draped his arm over her waist.
"Doesn't matter to me, we can just scope out town, figure out something to do later on, its only nine o'clock lets at least lay here for a little while longer" Whit explained as she closed her eyes.
"God there are some messed up people..." Lauren said as she laid in AJ's bed watching a make over episode of Jenny Jones.
"What an interesting show, 'Overweight People Who Dress Like They're Skinny', hold up now she knows she needs to go put on some clothes..." AJ said back.
Lauren laughed, "Eww look at her, this is nasty" she stated.
"Well why are you watching it?" AJ asked as he laughed along with her.
"Because like you said its an interesting show" Lauren remarked.
Nick, Whit, Lauren, Ashley and AJ were all spending part of their day in seperate parts of Disney, but meeting at six to go to Typhoon Lagoon. Scuba diving was a major thing between all of them. Brian and Amber had reserved to shopping, they'd planned a trip to Disney later in the week. Although they were basically playing the week by ear, leaving their schedules open.
Amber and Brian were both going through seperate aisles of 'Target' when Brian glanced at his watch, it was already after seven. Making sure Amber was nowhere around him he dialed the Marriot, then was directed to room three twelve. "Hello?" Leighanne asked as she picked up her phone.
"Hey, it's me, you wanted to talk about something?" Brian answered.
"Yes, I did, but in person, how about you meet me about ten tonight?" Leighanne replied.
"Ok, how about this resturant on Main.." Brian began to explain. Five minutes later he was hanging up his phone and working his way through the store, looking for Amber. In his mind, already trying to make up an excuse to be leaving at ten that night.
"I love dolphins.." Ashley remarked as everyone stood outside the entrance of Typhoon Lagoon, leaning up against Nick's Durango. It was close to ten o'clock and the moon shown down on them.
"That was just fun, better than the last time we came.." Whitney laughed.
"Lets not even get started about last time, those dorky guys kept on following us around and getting on our nerves..." Lauren began.
"Yeah, remember and Whit threatened to drown one of them if he didn't leave us alone.." Ashley added.
"Drown him, Whit it couldn't have been that bad.." AJ stated.
"Yes it was, trust me, he kept on making these passes at us and telling us to meet him in his hotel and everything.." Whitney defended.
"It was pretty bad AJ.." Lauren agreed.
"Anyways..what are we doing now?" Nick asked.
"We're going to grab a bite to eat" Lauren answered for AJ and herself.
"I say we rent some movies and pile up at your place" Whit said glancing at Nick, he nodded.
"If Lauren and J don't care I'm gonna go with them, I'm starving.." Ashley replied.
"C'mon Ash, you don't have a car anyways, you'd have to go with one of us" Lauren offered as the three walked to her Durango.
Whit and Nick got into their ride and headed off towards Blockbuster. "I'll go in and get us something to watch, what do you want?" Whit asked as they parked.
"Ummm doesn't matter to me, anything.." Nick answered, Whit nodded as she got out, walking up the cement walk to the entrance. Nick sighed as his cell phone rang, "Yo, its me.." he said, picking it up as he relaxed into the seat.
"Hey, wassup?" Brian asked on the other line, he was upstairs, supposedly taking a shower while Amber was downstairs watching Tv.
"Nothin, you?" Nick answered.
"Same here, about to leave...." Brian stated.
"Where are you goin, its ten o'clock" Nick began.
"I know, I'm going to meet Leighanne..." Brian trailed off.
"What, what are you going to meet her for and how are you getting out of the house without having to tell Amber where you're going?" Nick asked, suddenly into the conversation.
"Thats the problem, it's not like I'm actually telling her I'm going to see Leighanne, I need an excuse, I'm meeting her at that resturant on Main that me and Amber always go to, you know the one I purposed to her at.." Brian answered.
"I dunno what you can tell her, I mean why are you meeting Leigh?" Nick replied.
"I don't know, just going to see her.." Brian said.
"Oh..." Nick said back.
Amber hung up the phone that sat beside her on the couch and bit her bottom lip as her eyes filled with tears, but she wouldn't cry, not yet. She'd picked up the phone to call the girl's house, just to talk, she hadn't seen them all day when she'd heard the name 'Leighanne', her suspisions had been automatically triggered and she'd listened to the conversation. Anger filled her whole body, not only was he lying to her, but he was taking her to 'their' resturant, what in the hell was wrong with him, where was his heart? She quickly got up from the couch, pratically marching up the stairs, soon finding herself in the doorway of the bedroom. Brian looked up from the phone, "Wh--" he began.
"No Brian, just save it, just fucking save it. You know I can't believe you, I really can't I love you Brian and this is what I get this is what I get. It was too good to be true, I should have known, but you know heres your damn ring and go marry whoever in the fuck you want to, because I wouldn't marry you if my life depended on it. We are over Brian, over!" she yelled, ripping the diamond off of her hand and throwing it at him as she began to cry. Turning on her heel she ran out of the room, down the stairs and out the front door.
"Ummm Brian?" Nick who had heard everything asked.
"...Yea?" Brian asked as he swallowed deeply, still in shock, what had just happened?
"What just happened?" Nick asked.
"She left, oh my god Nick she left" Brian stated as tears started to process.
"Brian, do not leave that house, I'll be there as soon as I can..." Nick began as Brian's phone hung up.
Whit opened her car door to see a wide eyed Nick, he already had the car in drive, his hands on the steering wheel and foot on the break, once he let it up the Durango would be going. She found it slightly amusing, "What are you doing?" she asked.
"C'mon, get in, we gotta go....Amber and Brian just broke up.." Nick answered.
"What...broke up?" Whitney asked, astonished.
"Yea, you heard right...I gotta get over there, Brian is freaking out.." Nick replied.
"Ok, what happened?" Whit asked.
"I'm not positive, but Amber left.." Nick explained as he drove towards Brian's house. Once there every light in the house had to be on, the front door was standing wide open and Brian sat on the front steps, his head buried in his hands. The two sat down beside him, trying to comfort him as he spilled his story.
"You what?" Whit asked as she stared at him, really wanting to hit him at that moment. Brian just looked at her with his tear stained face, it showed ture sorrow. "Well where is she now?" she sighed.
"I don't know, seriously, she just..just..left" Brian stated as he began to cry again, he'd lost everything.
"Nick, give me the car keys please.." Whit began as Nick threw the keys in her direction, she didn't have to explain where she was going. Amber wouldn't have went home, not yet, there was only one other place she could be. It was more like a parking area, somewhere you'd go to think, Whit set off in its direction. Seeing Amber's Eclipse in sight she smiled to herself, at least she'd found her. "Amber.." she said, parking beside her and walking up to the car.
Amber just looked at her, when the moonlight hit her eyes, the sparkle of tears could be clearly seen. "I really hate him right now, I mean how could he Whit, how in the hell could he?" she asked, pausing for a brief moment. "I mean I loved him, I seriously loved him, with every breath I took, he was everything to me, I guess all the lines he fed me were just bullshit, but why?" she asked,slamming her fists down on the steering wheel as she began to cry harder. "It's just not like him, I don't understand it....." she stated before leaning her head on the steering wheel.
"I dunno Am, I don't, I wish I did....what possessed him to do what he did is beyond me.." Whit tried, she wasn't the best at soothing words. An hour later Amber who had assured Whit she was Ok to drive herself home started out towards the girls house. Whit was on her way back to Brian's, entering the house she found the two guys sitting on the couch. Brian seemed Ok, still in a state that was unexplainable. Nick wasn't sure on whether or not to leave Brian there, alone, he wasn't going to try to kill himself or anything, but maybe he needed his best friend. After talking in codes to Whit they decided to spend the night. Brian offered them the guest room. "You going to bed anytime soon?" Whit worridly asked, she wasn't trying to side with anyone on the issue, she felt sorry for both of them.
"Yea, I'll try later on, you two go ahead, goodnight" Brian answered as he layed across the couch, staring up at the ceiling.
Whit went on upstairs while Nick stood there staring at Brian, he'd been down this road before, "Brian..." Nick began.
"Yea?" Brian asked, rolling over and looking towards the staircase.
"You'll get her back, promise you" Nick answered, already using his imagination to invent a plan as he started up the stairs. Finding the bedroom he used when he was there he laid down beside Whit.
"God, I still can't believe this.." Whit sighed as she laid her head on Nick's chest.
"I know..." Nick began.
"They have to get back together, Amber is in the same state he is in..they can't live like this" Whitney stated.
"They'll get back together, its fate.." Nick replied as he closed his eyes, Whit doing the same.
Amber laid awake in her bed at home, staring at the ceiling. She wasn't used to sleeping here, she'd stayed at Brian's house everynight lately, even when he was on tour she found herself there. Most of the time she'd have one of the girls stay there with her, there was just something about sleeping in his bed. She glanced over at her nightstand, a picture of Brian sat on it, "I'm gonna miss you" she whispered, turning it face down as she bit her bottom lip.
Brian laid down in his bed, tossing and turning, sleep was nowhere in his future. He couldn't sleep, not in that bed, they'd spent so many nights there, together. He breathed in the scent of her pillow, the mixture of Tommy Girl perfume and her strawberry shampoo bringing tears to his eyes. The day flashed before his eyes as he lay there, 'Why didn't I just tell Leighanne from the get go I was seeing someone' he thought to himself as he exhaled deeply. "God what am I going to do" he spoke outloud as he began to cry. Everything he'd ever wanted, ever needed had been laying beside him the night before now she was gone. "What have I done..." he repeated as he got out of the bed and went downstairs, laying on the couch, there was no way he could have slept in that bed. Laying on the couch he just stared around his house, wishing everything was just a dream that'd he awaken soon to find Amber there with him.
